Mary E. Jones

Funeral services for Mary E. Jones, age 86, of Lisbon, NY, will be held on Friday, March 23, 2018, at 11:00AM at First Congregational United Church of Christ of Lisbon with Pastor Andrea Mericle officiating. Burial will be in Lisbon Cemetery in the Spring. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018, from 4:00PM to 7:00PM and on Friday, March 23, 2018, from 9:00AM to 10:00AM at Frary Funeral Home, Ogdensburg. Mrs. Jones passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Mary is survived by her husband, Warren; three children, Cindy Molesky and her husband, Peter, of Rome, NY, Susan Zullo and her husband, Ron, of Cape Cod, MA and Russell Jones and his wife, Jeanette, of Lisbon, NY; six grandchildren, five great grandchildren and nieces, nephews and cousins. Mary is predeceased by two sisters, Beulah Rudd, in 1965 and Jewel Finley, in 1995 and a brother, Calvin Bowden, in 1967.

Mary was born on March 21, 1931, in Lisbon, NY, the daughter of Clive and Eldena Ross Bowden. She graduated from Ogdensburg Free Academy in 1948. Mary married Warren Jones on June 3, 1952, at the Lisbon Wesleyan Church with Rev. Aldus Lamos officiating. She first went to work as a book keeper at Nathan Frank’s Store in Ogdensburg, later becoming the book keeper for Mayne and Stafford Farm Supplies in Lisbon.

Mary enjoyed knitting, crocheting and had a love for sweets. She was also a member of the Maple City Swingers and the St. Lawrence County Draft House Club. Mary loved spending time with her friends and family.

The family of Mary Jones wishes to extend a special thank you to Mary’s physicians, Dr. Shah-Sekhon and Dr. Sangwan and to Mary’s main caregivers, Christel Crossett, Sharon Sharpe, Marsha Barkley and Cathy Nisbet. They would also like to thank the wonderful hospice team, Cheryl Pike, Karrie Mooney, Amy Doboze, Teresa Cameron, Shirley Martin and Rev. Robert Schirmer for all their help and support over the past year and a half.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to First Congregational UCC of Lisbon, PO BOX 117, Lisbon, NY 13658 or Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley, 6805 US-11, Potsdam, NY 13676.

31 Condolences

Ramona And Andrew KennedyPostedMarch 19, 20184:09 PM

So sorry for your loss of Mary. Thinking of her family during this difficult time.

May the Lord be with each of you at this time at the loss of your mother. May the Angels guide her to heaven to live eternally with the Heavenly Choir of Angels and those who she lost in her earthly life. God Bless your mother may she Square Dance on the streets of Gold in Heaven for eternity.

I will always remember and cherish the memories of Square Dance years!

We are very sorry to hear of Mary’s passing. She was such a loving, and caring person. We have many fond memories of seeing and visiting with her at church. Our condolences to Sonny and the entire family.

Dear Cindy & Peter, Sue & Ron, Russ & Jeanette, and all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I am so sorry that I could not be there with all of you. Losing my mom was the most difficult time I ever had in my life and know it will be the same for you. She was a lucky lady to have so many loving family around her all the time. She told me almost those exact words last May. She said she wanted to be here as long as she could to watch the boys grow and spend as much time as she could with her beautiful girls. She loved ALL of you so much. We are so sorry that the last couple of years were so difficult for her but now she is at peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love to all.

Mary and Sonny were a very important part of my growing up. I always appreciated their friendly inquiries and ready smiles, and most (!) of Sonny’s jokes. Mary’s passing will certainly leave a void in many lives but her life certainly made a positive difference in the world and I am very fortunate to have known her.

I’m so sorry for your loss. I’d like to share some real hope with you. In John 5:28-29 and Acts 24:15 the bible promises a resurrection of our loved ones back to earh. When Jesus resurrected Lazarus from the dead, he brought him back to earth. H’s going o do that on a much larger scale in the future. In Psalms 37:11+29 says man will live forever on the earth in peace. That was God’s original purpose, for man to live forever in the garden of eden. God’s purpose hasn’t changed. In Isaiah 45:18 says God created the earth to be inhabited. That’s why he gave his son to die for us, John 3:16, so we could have everlasting life. In Revelation 21:4 tells us there’ll be no more pain or death. Is there pain and death in heaven? Of cours not. Those are future conditions on earth under God’s kingdom arrangement. JW.org